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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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